Galaxy A4 (2017) allegedly receives Wi-Fi certification

An unidentified Galaxy-branded handset, which is believed to be the Galaxy A4 (2017), has been spotted on the Wi-Fi Alliance’s database. Unfortunately, the documentation doesn’t reveal any details about the handset itself, other than that it was tested running Android 7.1.1 Nougat; however, a recent post on Weibo casts a light on a lot more details. The Galaxy A4 (2017) is rumored to feature a similar...

Galaxy J5 (2017) launch now expected on June 5

We heard a lot of reports so far that the new handsets from Samsung’s Galaxy J (2017) series will be unveiled in June. The company is yet to provide a confirmed release date at this point in time. However, if a listing for the device is believed, it may be out on June 5. Earlier this week, the Galaxy J5 (2017) was spotted at a German retailer called Cyberport. It was suggested that the handset was...

Samsung has now released the Device Maintenance app on the Play Store

Samsung has gradually been unbundling its system apps and releasing them as standalone apps on the Google Play Store. It has only been three days since the Always On Display app was released on the Android app repository and now the company has given similar treatment to yet another system app called Device Maintenance. The reason why Samsung does this is because unbundling system apps and releasing...

Samsung took 13 percent of global smartphone market profit

A new report by Strategy Analytics reveals that Samsung took 13 percent of the global smartphone market’s operating profit in the first quarter of this year. It accounted for 13 percent of the combined operating profit posted by global smartphone vendors. Samsung posted $1.57 billion in smartphone division’s operating profit in the second quarter of this year, registering a 21.9 percent decline from the same period a year ago. Samsung is not the...